POSTSCRIPT.

SkTURDAY.

In the House of Common, yesterday, the Cirsticatiton of the Emma- QUER announced that he would move the following resolution, as an amendment to the motion of Mr. Villiers, on Tuesday. "That this House acknowledges, with satisfaction, that the cheapness of provisions, occasioned by recent legislation, has mainly contributed to im- prove the condition and increase the comforts of the working classes ; and that, unrestricted competition having been adopted„irfter due deliberation, as the principle of our commercial system, this House is of opinion that it is the duty of the Government unreservedly to adhere to that policy in those measures of financial and administrative reform which, under the circumstances of the country, they may deem it their duty to introduce." (Laughter.)

Subsequently, Mr. Moan moved a call of the House for Monday, the day before Mr. Villiers's motion, to insure the attendance of Members on the succeeding day.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQIIER, considering the question on Tues- day one of confidence in the Ministry, and wishing to see a large attend- ance, would not himself oppose the motion, though he thought earlier no- tice should have been given to Members. Lord Tom: RUSSELL supported the motion; • admitting that the time between the order and the day named was too short, but suggesting that the House would be liberal in admitting valid excuses for non- attendance.

Sergeant Sam; on the part of some Irish Members, opposed the mo- tion. On a division, it was carried by 147 to 142—majority 5.

Earlier in the evening, Lord Nies declared that it was not the in- tention of Government to propose any alteration in the system of Na- tional Education in Ireland. But an inquiry as to whether the usefulness of the system might not he extended by amending any rule which raised religious scruples would not be opposed by Government.

In reply to Sir Joan SHELLEY, Mr. WALPOLE explained the position of the Government towards Convocation. The Government could not inter- fere while the Convocation was merely discussing the answer to the ad- dress ; but nothing should induce him to recommend to the Crown to grant a licence to the Convocation to make canons. Nothing could be so detrimental to the Church of England as the revival of Convocation for such purposes.

In reply to Lord Joan RUSSELL, Sir Jouat PAKINOTON expressed a hope, founded on despatches recently received, that the war—or rather "the rebellion "—at the Cape might almost be said to be at an end ; though it was difficult to define the time when peace would be restored, as it was necessary (in General Catheares opinion) to "chastise" refractory sub- jects. He explained the delay in remitting "the constitution' to the Cape, by pointing out the:difficulties, arising from the various races com- posing the population, in the way of fixing the franchise. The disturb- ances contributed with other causes to delay the settlement of the ques- tion.

The eases of bribery at the late Derby election and Major Beresford's quiry into the circumstances of the election : but the SPEAKER decided that the petition was informal—being an election petition, and yet not cer- tified by the officer of recognizanees. The petition was therefore with- drawn : Sir J. Y. Boum; on the part of Major Beresford, expressing his readiness to go on with the discussion.

Mr. WHITMIRE obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the Proce- dure in Courts of Common Law in Ireland. He explained the provisions a the bill at some length: its main tendency being to include in the ju- risdiction of common-law courts several matters at present disposable only in courts of equity.

In the House of Lords, the Earl of Sr. Gammas complained of the de- lay in the production of the papers connected with the Sanitary Con- ference held at Paris in 1851-2, and asked if the Sanitary Convention had been ratified ? He also inquired into the origin of the quarantine orders issued by the Customs in September, and whether the La Plata had been relieved from quarantine. The Earl of IdsratEsErata replied, that the papers could not be produced, nor had the Convention been ratified ; the negotiations still prneraoling. With respect to the order of September, Lord LONSDA.LE said that it had been issued on the advice of Sir William Burnett; and that as to the La Plata, he had given orders that the parties should be relieved from quarantine, and a physician had been sent down to give directions. A resultless and not very audible conversation fol- lowed, as to whether cholera and other disease be contagious or not.

Lord REDESDALE initiated a conversation upon railway regulations, and the prevalent proposals for amalgamation, which he regarded with great apprehension ; and he suggested Government interference. The Earl of Corenasisa said, Government intended to refer the subject to a Select Committee. •[Mr. HENLEY gave a similar reply to Mr. Lanotrenzan.] Lord DEBBY intimated that some interference was desirable, especially in the connexion of different trains with different railways communicating with each other, and in the conveyance of the mails and troops. Lord CLAN- MCABEE, the Earl of HARROWHY, Earl Gsamorrat., arid Lord BATEMAN took part in the conversation ; some intervention being the general pre- sumption.

The Earl of DERBY, in moving the adjournment of the House, spoke with emotion of the events of Thursday.

He expressed the deep satisfaction and thankfulness at the more than satisfactory result of the great solemnity. It was a matter of thankfulness

to Almighty God, that an event which brought together such messes of per- sons as have never before congregated under any circumstances in the me- tropolis, should have passed over without any signal calamity. The change in the weather materially assisted in this happy result. But he would be unjust if he withheld his tribute of admiration "at the perfect organization, the admirable arrangements, the entire discipline, with which the whole of that great ceremony was marshalled and conducted, and at the discretion and the judgment which was manifested by all those civil and military authorities who took a part in carrying it out." (Cheers.)

The temper and patience of the troops and police were most admirable. But justice must be done to another class—"I mean the admirable temper, patience, forbearance, and good eonduet, which was manifested by the whole

of these incredible masses. (Cheers.) When we consider how large a proportion of the population of these United Kingdoms was for that single day crowded

together in the streets of the metropolis,—when you remember, as those at

least remember to whose lot it fell to take part in the procession, and who saw it throughout its whole length and breadth,—when you remember that on a line of route three miles in length, extending from Grosvenor Place to St. Paul's Cathedral, there was not a single unoccupied foot of ground, arid that you passed through a living sea of faces, all tamed to look upon that great spectacle,--when you saw every house, every window, every house- top, loaded with persona anxious to pay their last tribute of respect to the memory of England's greatest son,—when you saw those persons (those at least, within the streets). remaining with entire and unflinching patience for

many hours in a position in which movement was hardly possible, and yet that scarce a single accident occurred to the most feeble woman or child amid that vast mass,—when, throughout the whole of that length, not only was a perfect decorum preserved, and a perfect and ready assistance given to the efforts of the police and the military, but there was no unseemly desire to wit- ness the magnificent spectacle, no light and thoughtless applause at the splen- dour of that spectacle, and that the people of England, in the awful silence of those vast crowds, testified in the most emphatic manner the sense in which every man among them felt the public loss which England had sus-

tainera—I know not, my Lords, how you may have looked upon this mani- festation of public feeling and good sense and order, but I know this, that as

I passed along those lines it was with pride and satisfaction I felt that I was

a countryman of those who knew so well how to regulate and control them- selves ,- and I could not help entertaining a hope that those foreign visitors who have done us and themselves the -honour of assisting at this

great ceremonial might, upon this occasion, as upon the 1st of May 1851, bear witness back to their own country how safely and to

what extent a people might be relied upon in whom the strongest hold of their government was their own reverence and respect for the free institutions of their country, and the principles of popular self-go- vernment controlled and modified by constitutional Monarcliy." (Loud cheers.)

And who will forget the effect within the Cathedral ? "When, amidst solemn and mournful music, slowly, and inch by inch, the coffin which held the illustrious dead descended into its last long resting-place, I was near enough to see the countenances of many of the veterans who were com- panions of his labours and of his triumphs, and was near enough to bear the suppressed sobs and see the hardly-checked tears, which would not have

disgraced the cheeks of England's greatest warriors, as they looked down for the last time upon all that was mortal of our mighty hero. Honour, my Lords, to the people who so well know how to reverence the illustrious dead!"

Honour to the friendly visitors—especially to France, the great and friendly nation that testified by the presence of their representative their

leaped and veneration for his memory ! (Cheers.) They had regarded him

as a foe worthy of their steeL His object was not fame nor glory, but a lasting peace. We have buried in our greatest hero the man among us who had the greatest horror of war. The great object of thin country is to main- tain peace. To do that, however, a nation must possess the means of self- defence. "1 trust that we shall bear this in mind not in words only, but in our actions and policy, setting aside all political 'and party considerations, and that we shall concur in this opinion—that, in order to be peaceful, England must be powerful; but that, if England ought to he powerful, she ought to be so only in order that she should be more secure of peace." (Cheers.)

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